Glaucoma
AME Assisted Special Issuance - Pilots with Glaucoma
AME Assisted - All Classes
Glaucoma
AMEs may re-issue an airman medical certificate under the provisions of an Authorization, if the applicant provides the following:
- An Authorization granted by the FAA;
- Certification only granted for open-angle-glaucoma and ocular hypertension;
- The FAA Form 8500-14, Glaucoma Eye Evaluation Form is filled out by the treating eye specialist; and
- A set of visual fields measurements is provided.
The AME must defer to the
AMCD or
Region if:
- The FAA Form 8500-14 Glaucoma Eye Evaluation Form demonstrates visual acuity incompatible with the medical standards; or
- There is a change in visual fields or adverse change in ocular pressure.
AME Assisted Special Issuance (AASI) is a process that provides AMEs the ability to re-issue an airman medical
certificate under the provisions of an Authorization for Special Issuance of a Medical Certificate (Authorization) to
an applicant who has a medical condition that is disqualifying under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) part 67.
An FAA physician provides the initial certification decision and grants the Authorization in accordance
with
14 CFR § 67.401.
The Authorization letter is accompanied by attachments that specify the information that treating physician(s) must
provide for the re-issuance determination. If this is a first time issuance of an Authorization for the above
disease/condition, and the applicant has all of the requisite medical information necessary for a determination,
the AME must defer and submit all of the documentation to the
AMCD or
RFS for the initial determination.
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